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7th Annual Mentor Recognition Event:
Mentoring is 3D Dedication, Determination, Development
Saturday, January 19, 2005

To celebrate January as National Mentoring Month, United Way of Morris County's Mentor Training and Consulting Center honored ten local mentors for their outstanding work and dedication on January 19, 2005 at the Morris Museum. Honorees were nominated by local organizations.

This year's honorees, and the organizations that nominated them, were:

Janet O'Connell, Project Community Pride

Chris Creamer, Family Service of Morris County – Friends of the Blind

Elaine Hatcher, Jersey Battered Women's Service

Mary Hope, State Farm/Garret A. Morgan Academy

Bonny O'Mullane, Roots and Wings Foundation

Michele Sami, Association for Special Families and Children

John Scrudato, Mental Health Association

Dorothy Walek, Court Appointed Special Advocates

Greg and Elvira Zec, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morris – Bergen and Passaic County

United Way of Morris County encourages community members to help celebrate National Mentoring Month by becoming a mentor today. United Way's Mentor Training and Consulting Center offers a free 12-hour course to anyone interested in becoming a mentor - or someone who takes on the role of advisor or coach to a person in need of help or guidance. Classes are held throughout the year at United Way's offices and other locations throughout Morris County.

To sign up for United Way's free mentor training course, or to learn more about the Mentor Training and Consulting Center please email JoAnn Tsonton, or phone 973.993.1160, x120. You can also visit our Mentor Training section on our website.